On March 15, 2018, the Royal BC Museum hosted its Annual Research Day, a full day event held in the Newcombe Theatre. This event showcases the achievements of research staff who are actively engaged in strategic research projects related to BC’s Natural and Human History.
Research Day concluded with a reception to celebrate the year’s accomplishments and to provide an opportunity for audience members and research staff to meet and mingle.
| Watch Opening Remarks from Angela Williams, Deputy CEO | |||
Session 1: Biodiversity Past and Present |
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| Presenter | Title | Video | PowerPoint |
| Marji Johns | Carmanah Group Strata | Watch | View |
| Dr. Erica Wheeler | Botany of BC Mountains Part I | Watch | View |
| Dr. Ken Marr | Botany of BC Mountains Part II | Watch | View |
| Claudia Copley | Spider Diversity in British Columbia | Watch | View |
| Dr. Joel Gibson | Islands of Biodiversity: Insects and Spiders of Coastal BC | Watch | View |
| Dr. Henry Choong | Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris Collection | Watch | View |
| Dr. Gavin Hanke | Recent changes to British Columbia’s Coastal Fish Fauna | Watch | View |
Session 2: BC Journeys: Cultural and Economic Perspectives in BC History |
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| Presenter | Title | Video | PowerPoint |
| Don Bourdon | Frederick Dally World-wide | View | |
| Dr. Lorne Hammond | History of BC's Energy Sector | Watch | View |
| Dr. Tzu-I Chung | Punjabi Canadian Legacy Project | Watch | View |
Session 3: Indigenous Heritage and Reconciliation |
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| Presenter | Title | Video | PowerPoint |
| Dr. Genevieve Hill | Classifying Incised Stones in the RBCM Archaeology Collection | Watch | View |
| Grant Keddie | Spindle Whorls in the RBCM Archaeology and Ethnology Collection | Watch | View |
| Dr. Martha Black | Orcas: Art, Stories and Indigenous Knowledge | Watch | View |
| Genevieve Weber | Ida Halpern Records for Inscription on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register | Watch | View |
| Emma Wright | Archives and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission | Watch | View |
